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An evicted mother (Ann Sothern) and daughter (Cloris Leachman) lead a cross-country 1950s crime spree.

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Crazy Mama | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Anton Bitel Little White Lies The Stokes are all at once society’s downtrodden losers, and countercultural heroes, revealing – and reviling – an American dream slanted in favour of wealthy white men and turned sour for everyone else. Jun 13, 2022 Full Review Crazy Mama | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …a neglected classic of the exploitation genre… Rated: 4/5 Jun 15, 2022 Full Review Crazy Mama | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia An irreverent road movie which toys with its prey in a number of inventive ways Jun 10, 2022 Full Review Crazy Mama | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com It's a chaotic endeavor, but this Demme's happy place, working to generate as much commotion as possible before viewers catch on to the thinness of the material. Rated: B Jul 11, 2021 Full Review Crazy Mama | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Pat Padua Spectrum Culture If Demme's career wasn't exactly helped by this somewhat endearing mess, he had much greener pastures ahead. Aug 28, 2018 Full Review Crazy Mama | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Pure exhilaration Mar 1, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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jon c One of Cloris Leachman's earliest films Set in the 1950s 3 generations of women Melba, Sheba, and Cheryl had they're home taken by eviction Their father was killed in argument so now they feel doing justice by robbing banks The latest setback is their beauty parlor being repossessed so this crime spree they embark on might just be the answer to save what they hold dear Meanwhile Cheryl is pregnant with her bf in tow, Melba gets married in Vegas, Sheba is living the wild life, and Bertha finally gets some freedom after feeling cooped up in her old age I love these actresses as they'd be the last kind of people who'd become outlaws at their age but the movie is so much fun with their ripe chemistry The 1950s era really gives the movie a rocking vibe too All this family has is one goal and they do it together Some rough patches along the way but the movie shows how tightly knit this family unit is with cool gun fights and sweet car chases while also tearing down conventions of womanhood during this era Short, full of excitement, hilarity, and warm moments Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Seems like a collection of outtakes strung together to cheaply complete a drive-in double feature. Quite nice to see that Cloris has a figure worth showing off - perhaps she should have done that more often. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I love these old movies normally - and big fan of Cloris Leachman - but didn't really like this one.. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member 81 minutes of chaos. Recommended to fans of car chases and gunfights. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie has a lot of action, mostly gun fights and car chases, but the acting is average and the story is like Big Bad Mama, just with more characters. I was expecting a dark comedy, as the summary says, but there are very few laughs, and it's not very dark either. It's not a horrendous movie, though, it just needed more work. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Dear Leonard Maltin, is there another movie called Crazy Mama starring the same cast, made in the same year, and also directed by Jonathan Demme? Were we watching the same movie, because I fail to see how anyone could call this "a gem." I'd hate to think you were doing drugs or that one of your underlings snuck the review into your book without your approval. Please respond. Thanks. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan Demme Director Cloris Leachman Melba Stuart Whitman Jim Bob Ann Sothern Sheba Jim Backus Mr. Albertson Don Most Shawn
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Synopsis An evicted mother (Ann Sothern) and daughter (Cloris Leachman) lead a cross-country 1950s crime spree.

Director
Jonathan Demme

Production Co
New World Pictures

Rating
PG

Genre
Comedy, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 12, 2018

Runtime
1h 22m
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